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    Dhamma Resources

    Ajahn Sona’s decision to shift his teaching schedule exclusively to Birken has altered the direction of Birken’s Dhamma outreach. Below are video, audio, print, and digital Dhamma teachings from Ajahn Sona that you may access wherever you may live.

    Videos and Podcasts

    Dozens of new video talks are now available on Ajahn Sona’s YouTube Channel and via audio podcast on Apple Podcasts and Anchor. Some of these talks are also available for audio download as well. These talks are organized by thematic series and cover a wide variety of topics from the basics of breath meditation to the subtleties of Buddhist cosmology.  We hope you will enjoy these gifts of Dhamma and share them with your friends and family. If you would like to support our continuing efforts to share the Dhamma with wider audiences through these new media, please consider making a financial contribution to this noble endeavour.

        

    View Ajahn Sona’s latest YouTube Dhamma Talk below:
    Books and Articles by Ajahn Sona

    Bloom: available at Sumeru Books, Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, other online book sellers, and your local bookstore.

    Meditations on Breath & Loving-Kindness: available as pdf download

    Cemetery Contemplations: available as pdf download

    The Mystery of the Breath Nimitta: available as pdf download

    Birken Monastery Publications
    Birken Brochure
    Birken Chanting Book
    Birken English Meal Reflection
    Birken Pali Meal Blessing
    Birken Guest Guide
    Metta Sutta
    Meditation Postures

    Other Resources
    • Forest Sangha Portal: portal for international monasteries affiliated with the Thai Forest Tradition of Venerable Ajahn Chah (with audio talks, e-publications, lunar calendars, etc.)
    • “The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah“, compiled by disciples of Ajahn Chah
    • “Dana: The Practice of Giving: Selected Essays”, Bhikkhu Bodhi, editor
    • “The Discourse on Right View: The Sammaditthi Sutta and Its Commentary” by Bhikkhu Nanamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi, editor
    • “Going to Refuge; Taking the Precepts” by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    •  “The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering” (second edition, 1994) by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    • “Nourishing the Roots: Essays on Buddhist Ethics“ by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    • “The Taste of Freedom” by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    •  “Transcendental Dependent Arising: A Translation and Exposition of the Upanisa Sutta” by Bhikkhu Bodhi
    • “The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon” by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
    • Sutta Central: a comprehensive site containing early Buddhist texts, known as the Tipiṭaka or “Three Baskets”, in original languages, translations in modern languages, and extensive sets of parallels that show the relationship between them all.
    Latest News
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    10-Day Virtual Metta Retreat from Birken – Open to Everyone!

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    Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery is a registered Canadian charitable society and is supported entirely by donations or ‘dānā’ (generosity).  All teachings, accommodations, and meals are offered free of charge.  It is left to the good will and discretion of visitors and well-wishers to decide how they might support the work of the monastery.

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    Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery
    7000 Smith Lake Forest Service Road
    Knutsford, BC | V0E 2A0 | Canada

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